rabies

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  • IPA: /ˈɹei.biz/
  • Schoolbook Phonetics: (rāʹbēz)
  • Last Resort Phonetics: RAY-beez
  • Rhymes: -eɪbiz

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Latin rabiēs, rage, from rabere, to be angry.

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rabies

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rabies (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) A viral disease that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death.

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